How to format your references using the ergoscience citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for ergoscience. For a complete guide how to prepare your manuscript refer to the journal's instructions to authors.

Using reference management software

Typically you don't format your citations and bibliography by hand. The easiest way is to use a reference manager:

Paperpile	The citation style is built in and you can choose it in Settings > Citation Style or Paperpile > Citation Style in Google Docs.
EndNote	Find the style here: output styles overview
Mendeley, Zotero, Papers, and others	The style is either built in or you can download a CSL file that is supported by most reference managers.
BibTeX	BibTeX styles are usually part of a LaTeX template. Check the instructions to authors if the publisher offers a LaTeX template for this journal.

Journal articles

Those examples are references to articles in scholarly journals and how they are supposed to appear in your bibliography.

Not all journals organize their published articles in volumes and issues, so these fields are optional. Some electronic journals do not provide a page range, but instead list an article identifier. In a case like this it's safe to use the article identifier instead of the page range.

A journal article with 1 author

[1]

Le Hur K. Condensed-Matter Physics: Quantum Dots and the Kondo Effect. Nature 2015; 526(7572): 203–204.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

Hannon GJ, Rossi JJ. Unlocking the Potential of the Human Genome with RNA Interference. Nature 2004; 431(7006): 371–378.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

Krumholz MR, McKee CF, Klein RI. The Formation of Stars by Gravitational Collapse Rather than Competitive Accretion. Nature 2005; 438(7066): 332–334.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

[1]

O’Dowd CD, Aalto P, Hmeri K, Kulmala M, Hoffmann T. Aerosol Formation: Atmospheric Particles from Organic Vapours. Nature 2002; 416(6880): 497–498.

Books and book chapters

Here are examples of references for authored and edited books as well as book chapters.

An authored book

[1]

Heads G. Living Mindfully. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2017.

An edited book

[1]

Ehrenfeld JM, Urman RD, Segal S, editors. Anesthesia Student Survival Guide: A Case-Based Approach. New York, NY: Springer 2010.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

Tsukai M, Okumura M. Interregional Tourism Demand and Destination Management. In:. Fujiwara A, Zhang J (eds). Sustainable Transport Studies in Asia. Tokyo: Springer Japan 2013; 113–135.

Web sites

Sometimes references to web sites should appear directly in the text rather than in the bibliography. Refer to the Instructions to authors for ergoscience.

Blog post

[1]

Andrews R. Here Are 80 Falcons Enjoying Their Plane Journey. IFLScience 2017.

Reports

This example shows the general structure used for government reports, technical reports, and scientific reports. If you can't locate the report number then it might be better to cite the report as a book. For reports it is usually not individual people that are credited as authors, but a governmental department or agency like "U. S. Food and Drug Administration" or "National Cancer Institute".

Government report

[1]

Government Accountability Office. Excluded Parties List System: Suspended and Debarred Businesses and Individuals Improperly Receive Federal Funds. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2009.

Theses and dissertations

Theses including Ph.D. dissertations, Master's theses or Bachelor theses follow the basic format outlined below.

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

Douglas L. Thermogravimetric and Raman Investigations on the Mechanism of Decomposition of Lead Compounds on Tungsten Surfaces. Doctoral dissertation. Southern Illinois University, 2014.

News paper articles

Unlike scholarly journals, news papers do not usually have a volume and issue number. Instead, the full date and page number is required for a correct reference.

New York Times article

[1]

Nir SM. The High Price of Pretty Nails. New York Times 2015: A1.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in square brackets:

This sentence cites one reference [1].
This sentence cites two references [1,2].
This sentence cites four references [1–4].

About the journal

Full journal title	ergoscience
Abbreviation	Ergoscience
ISSN (print)	1861-6348
ISSN (online)	1861-6356
Scope